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Tue, 12/09/2008 - 16:30

Jennings predicts Harris-Kratovil rematch, eyes state Senate

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

Del. J.B. Jennings (R-Harford County) said Tuesday, that if state Sen. Andy Harris (R-Cockeysville) makes another bid for higher office, then he will immediately throw his name into the ring to replace Harris in the 7th District state Senate seat.

Harris was defeated by U.S. Rep.-elect Frank Kratovil (D-Stevensville) in November in the 1st Congressional District by less than 3,000 votes and has left the door for his 2010 ambitions wide open. Jennings said a rematch between Harris and Kratovil is likely.

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Mon, 12/08/2008 - 09:48

Amid speculation, Pelura's future not on the convention agenda

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

ANNAPOLIS -- Jim Pelura's future as chair of the Maryland Republican Party may still be in jeopardy after at this weekend's state GOP Fall 2008 Convention, but Pelura was not met with any public opposition and the conversation focused on the party's future as a whole.

Speculation continued on Friday that state Sens. Alex Mooney and Andy Harris were looking to oust Pelura, after Harris lost a hard-fought race for the 1st Congressional District seat against Democrat Frank Kratovil by only a few thousand votes. The district was considered a Republican stronghold by most.

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Mon, 12/08/2008 - 09:25

Harris leaves 2010 door wide open

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

ANNAPOLIS -- Republican Andy Harris made clear on Friday that he's leaving his options open for 2010.

"I think there's a reasonable chance I'll be running for something in 2010 that's state level or the federal level. That still remains to be seen," Harris told PolitickerMD.com at the Double Tree Hotel at the state party's Fall 2008 Convention, which lasted Friday evening thorough Saturday afternoon.

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Fri, 11/21/2008 - 13:40

Is Harris running in 2010?

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

CENTREVILLE -- State Sen. Andy Harris (R-Cockeysville) said Monday he'll be running for Maryland's 1st Congressional District seat again in 2010, according to Queen Anne's County Republican Central Committee member Diana Waterman.

"Andy said Monday night he's gonna run again," Waterman said at Wednesday's Central Committee meeting at the Centreville Public Library.

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Tue, 11/11/2008 - 19:10

Harris does not rule out rematch

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

WHITE MARSH -- After losing his bid for Maryland's 1st Congressional District seat, state Sen. Andy Harris (R-Cockeysville) is not ruling out a 2010 rematch.

"For right now I'm gonna pay attention to state Senate, but there is an election in two years and you never say never," Harris said at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel Tuesday evening during his second press conference of the day. "Earlier today I called Frank Kratovil to congratulate him personally on his victory in this long and hard fought campaign and to wish him and his family well."

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Thu, 10/30/2008 - 14:41

Before 'Joe the Plumber,' there was 'Jim the Plumber'

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

There's a second Republican plumber on the political scene this year.

Jim Berndt -- a member of the Baltimore County Republican Central Committee -- says he's had the nickname "Jim the Plumber," not to be confused with "Joe the Plumber," for at least four years.

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Thu, 10/30/2008 - 12:32

Jennings returns home, focuses on putting Harris in Congress

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

After six and a half weeks of being cut off from the outside world, Del. J.B. Jennings (R-Harford County) says the national and local political landscape has changed dramatically since he left.

When Jennings returned home on Monday after military basic training for the Maryland Air National Guard, he learned of an economic crisis and an extremely close race in Maryland's 1st Congressional District.

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Sat, 10/25/2008 - 13:17

Vitale: The 1st District was 'Parrismandered' for the GOP

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

LUTHERVILLE -- If Republican Andy Harris is defeated in his bid for U.S. Congress, the state Republican Party has a problem, according to Sergio Vitale, a restaurant owner and unofficial state Senate candidate.

Harris, a state Senator from Cockeysville, is currently running against Democrat Frank Kratovil, the Queen Anne's County state Attorney, for Maryland's open 1st District seat. Vitale -- who has his sights on Harris's state Senate seat should he win -- says it's Harris's race to lose.

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Mon, 10/20/2008 - 10:21

NRCC chair to fundraise with Harris

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=3951|title=|desc=U.S. Rep. Tom Cole|link=none|align=left|width=201|height=261]U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma), the chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, will join Republican Andy Harris for a fundraiser in Baltimore on Thursday.

Harris, a state Senator from Cockeysville, is currently running against Democrat Frank Kratovil, the Queen Anne's County state's Attorney, for Maryland's open 1st Congressional District seat.

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Tue, 10/14/2008 - 15:33

Geppi: Nov. 10 meeting moved to put focus on MD-1

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

BALTIMORE -- A Nov. 10 meeting to nominate state Sen. Andy Harris's successor, should Harris be elected to Congress, was moved to put more focus on getting Harris elected in the first place and not because of committee bylaws, according to Mike Geppi, chair of the Harford County Republican Central Committee.

If Harris (R-Cockeysville) defeats state's Attorney Frank Kratovil (D-Stevensville) to win the 1st Congressional District seat, the Harford and Baltimore County Republican Central Committees will be required to elect a successor.

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